Results 1-20 of 29 for hunting speaker:Lord Willoughby de Broke

Constitutional Reform — Question for Short Debate (6 Jul 2009)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...of power away from the centre to people. I remind noble Lords that 1 million people marched in London against the Iraq war, and half a million people marched against the proposal to criminalise hunting. Were those voices listened to? No, they were not, so people naturally feel powerless. People care about politics but if they feel that they do not have a voice, they will not vote and that...

European Union (Amendment) Bill (19 May 2008)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...are given on time to committees should be one of his priorities?".—[ Official Report, 15/5/07; col. 125.] Again, tonight, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, in reply to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, said that he was deeply committed to parliamentary scrutiny of EU legislation. So I hope that I can count on the support of the Liberal Democrats. I beg to move.

European Union (Amendment) Bill (14 May 2008)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...not think that I was criticising his report—far from it. I used his second report to make a number of points and ask questions that I think are relevant. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, for enlarging on my points and introducing his own questions. I am grateful, too, to the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, who is the only one of us who has been at the European audit...

Hunting Act 2004 (7 Dec 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the statement by Peter Bradley MP, the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Rural Affairs, in the Sunday Telegraph of 21 November, that the Hunting Act 2004 was "not just about animal welfare and personal freedom; it was class war" represents the view of the Government.

Hunting Act 2004 (7 Dec 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...should Mr Bradley resign for making government policy on the hoof? However, if he did see it, perhaps Mr Michael should consider his position as he clearly misled Parliament on the purposes of the Hunting Act. It was supposed to be an animal welfare measure, although according to Mr Bradley's article was anything but that; it was about class war.

Hunting Bill (11 Nov 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...from the less favoured areas or away from the uplands—if that is what is in the directive? It is difficult to decide what is meant in the definition in the directive. If, in the course of a hunt, the quarry and the hounds move away from the less favoured area boundary and into the valley, the people following the hunt and the masters would commit a criminal act. I do not know the...

Hunting Bill (11 Nov 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...decision of this House, which was taken in Committee after great deliberation. There were three days of Committee stage, and we had a majority of about 250 votes in favour of a sensible regulated hunting system. I remind noble Lords of the size of that vote. On two matters of detail, I believe that the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, will not be able to speak on this matter again, but he did...

Hunting Bill (28 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...raised a point at Second Reading. It may not have been the right moment for the Minister to answer it then, but perhaps he could give it some attention now or even on Report. Under Schedule 1, the hunting of rabbits and rats is exempt. According to the Government's website, the reason is that rabbits are a serious pest in some parts of the country and hunting with dogs is a "reasonably...

Hunting Bill (28 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: Would the Minister answer the question I put to him: if rabbits are a serious pest in some parts of the country, and hunting with dogs is a reasonably humane way of controlling them, why is the same not applicable to foxes, which in some parts are a serious pest?

Hunting Bill (27 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...noble Lord, Lord Hoyle, said that the amendment weakened the Bill. That is not right. The Minister Alun Michael's own definition of "utility" was clearly expressed in a letter to the campaign for hunting. He said: "'Utility' addresses the need for particular activities, particularly in the work of land and wildlife managers. It might be described as the need or usefulness of an activity...

Hunting Bill (27 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, and I hope that he is feeling better. I congratulate him because I thought that he made a wonderful defence of fox hunting in general. He was very persuasive and had letters to back up his argument. However, I cannot support his amendment or the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Jopling. As the noble Lord, Lord Phillips of Sudbury,...

Hunting Bill (26 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: .... I shall make my position perfectly clear: I have supported the middle way for some time. I have done so because it will improve animal welfare. I should like to ask some of those who wish to ban hunting how a ban will improve animal welfare. The noble Lord, Lord Hoyle, said that cruelty is cruelty. That is all he said before sitting down. He did not go into any detail. I invite him to...

Hunting Bill (26 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...certain parts of the country. So, lamping is clearly not the whole answer. None of those who spoke at Second Reading made a case for their method of control. They addressed only one point—fox hunting. The question is not whether we will kill foxes; it is how. We have not heard any reasons why fox hunting is any more cruel than lamping, snaring, trapping or illegal poisoning, which...

Hunting Bill (26 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...briefly, perhaps I can declare my interest as a non-Welshman in this debate among the Welsh. I support the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Roberts for two reasons. First, I have spent time hunting in Wales, both on foot and mounted. I have also spent summer holidays in Wales riding there. I know very well all the reasons for this amendment and why it should be a separate matter. I...

Hunting Bill (12 Oct 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...will be pleased to see me on my feet because I am the last speaker in the debate before the winding-up speeches. I declare some interests. I am chairman of St Martin's Magazines, which publishes Hunting magazine and Country Illustrated, and I also hunt with the Warwickshire Hunt. I have another tangential interest to declare in view of the interest expressed by the noble and learned Lord,...

London Theatres (26 Feb 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: My Lords, I do not often see eye to eye with the noble Lord, Lord Harrison, whether it is on the euro or on hunting. However, I am most grateful to him for securing today's debate. It is of great value to those of us who are interested in the theatre. I declare my interest as chairman of St Martin's Theatre. St Martin's presents "The Mouse Trap", the world's longest running play. It was...

Wild Mammals (Protection) (Amendment) Bill [HL] (16 Jan 2004)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...—I am not Lord Mancroft, for the benefit of Hansard—I rise to support this Bill. I declare my interest as chairman of St Martin's Magazines, publishers of Country Illustrated and Hunting Magazine, field sports and rural interest magazines. I warmly support the noble Lord's Bill. As he has explained, it will improve and simplify the current Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 by...

Hunting Bill (21 Oct 2003)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: ...I think that we would help the Government if we were to pass the amendment. I say that because in Committee in another place, the Minister responsible for the Bill, Mr Alun Michael, said that: "The hunt is the intention to pursue a wild animal. Without that, a person is not hunting and is therefore not covered by the offence in Clause 1".—[Official Report, Commons Standing Committee...

Hunting Bill (16 Sep 2003)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: My Lords, I begin by declaring my interest as chairman of St Martin's Magazines, publishers of Country Illustrated and Hunting Magazine, and also as a member of the Warwickshire Hunt. I was relieved that it was not in the list of hunting villains with which the noble Lord, Lord Graham of Edmonton, earlier regaled us. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, for reminding the House that...

Wild Mammals (Protection) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill [HL] (7 Mar 2003)

Lord Willoughby de Broke: My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests as a farmer, a member of the Warwickshire Hunt, a supporter of the Middle Way Group, and chairman of St Martins Magazines, which publishes two magazines—Hunting Magazine and Country Illustrated—that deal with country sports and issues. I am delighted that my noble friend Lord Peel would like to start hunting. I extend to him a public...